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Patented Nov. 17, 1931 UNITED STATES BERNARD DITISHEIM, OF PARIS, FRANCEMETHOD F AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING HAIR ANI)4 FEATHERS FROM THEIRNATURAL, T0 ANOTHER SUPPORT Application. led June 15, 1928, Serial No.285,778, and in France June 27, 1927.

A process for the transfer of animal hair to fabrics or to any othersupports, has been proposed in Patent No. 1,043,822 and formed a basisfor the creation of an entirely novel industry. It was howeverdil'iicult to carry out because after the separation of the fur from theskin, it happened that the hairs or feathers were not all on the samelevel, and that they were upright in places and flat in others.

The object of the present invention is to obtain products which are freefrom these irregularities.

The furs to be treated are stretched and secured to perfectly flatplates which are arranged vertically or practically vertically infreezing vats.

The introduction of these plates into the vats takes place so that thehairs or feathers rise regularly on Contact with the liquid, instead oflying down. To that end, the introduction is effected in the directionopposite to that of the implantation of the hair or feathers.

The device for carrying into practical eifect the process in questionisillustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which:Figure l shows in perspective a plate l provided with holes 2 soarranged as to enable skins of various shapes and dimensions to bestretched perfectly iiat and to be sewn. Figure 2 is a longitudinalsection of a vat 3; F igure 3 a. cross-section; Figure 4 a plan. Figures5, 6 and 7 show modified constructions of these vats.

The plates 'l which are introduced into the vat vertically-are held inplace therein by stops at arranged at the bottom of the vat, and bywedges arranged at 5.

In the case of several skins in one and the same vat, the furs facingeach other, it becomes necessary to use a movable partition 6 (Figure 7)in order to ensure when taking out, the independence of the frozenblocks. These partitions are held in place by stops l and wedges Figures5 and 6 show in cross-section and inplan a modified construction for thearrangement and holding of the plates l.

InsteadA ofbeing placed against the walls of the vat, with the fursfacing each other, thetwo plates are arranged against each other in thevertical median plane of the vat, the fnrs being arranged with theirbacks facing each other. The stops a and the wedges 5 are then done awaywith, the plates slide between lateral guides G or are held in thebottom of the vat by means of stops as those marked 5', 5".V

In the same way, a number of plates may be arranged in a vat Varyingaccording to the dimensions thereof, the furs beingy arranged face toface or in other directions.

' The stops 4 or the lateral guides 6 may also be replaced by groovesprovided in the walls of the Vat.

The regular length of hair thus obtained is particularly valuable forthe purpose of producing fur fabrics of large dimensions. the importanceof Vwhich is' very great. It is obvious that the utilization of fabricsmade in accordance with this invention will'be greatly facilitated ifthey are supplied to the trade in the usual dimensions of the ordinary'fabrics, andwithout seams at the junction of the skins.

In such a case, the skins are cut so as toy give them the exact shape ofthe plates, and congealed block of hairs obtained, after the removalofthe skin by the usual process known from 'Patent No. 1,047,822, arejuxtaposed so as to give the whole the desired dimensions. If necessary,this whole is frozen again for the purpose of combining its elementstogether.

`A thin layer at the top of this collective block is thereupon thawed,dried by means of a wiping roller, whereupon a coating insoluble inwater is applied to it by means of a second roller, this coating beingintended to hold in one and the same film the root of the hairs orfeathers, and the fabric consti- Y tuting the support, which is put onafter having been provided with the same coating. The fabric having beenaiiixed, the passage and at the top by means of wedges suchV umu.' aNIthird 17011017 :Lifting as :i press, er

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It is then merely necessary to proceed to the ordinary finishingOperations: cleaning, drying, dyeing, lustering, etc. according torequirements.

By arranging under the fabric in a piece a succession of blocks joiningcach other, in a desired quantity, fur pieces are obtained, the Widthand the length of which are no longer limited to those of a plate, buthave the same length and Width as the most varied pieces of fabric.

The process which has been just described, is not limited to the use ofWater as agent for fixing the hairs 0r feathers in the block to beWorked. lt may be replaced, if desired, by any substance with a lowpoint of fusion, such as fats, Wax, paraffin etc. This substitution maybe necessitated by the nature of the coating constituting glue for thenew support.

The dimensions of the vats and frames may be anv desired.

I claim:

l. A process for transferring hair or feathers from their natural skinto an artificial base which consists in securing the skins to plates andthen introducing said skin carrying' plates in a vertical position intocongealing liquid containing vats.

2. A process for transferring hair or feathers from their natural skinto fabric which consists in securing the skins to perforated plates andthen introducing said skin carrying plates vertically into vatscontaining congealing liquid said plates main taining said skins in auniformly flat condition.

3. Means for transferring hair or feathers from their natural skin to anartificial base, wherein the skins are secured to perforated platesv`said plates having plane surfaces, aid skin carrying plates beinginserted into vats containing liquid, the hairs or feathers on the skinsrising into a position vertical to the plate on contact with the liquidsaid plates being wedged against movement in the vat.

BERNARD DTISHEIM.

